Slow going
Friday 100 gallons, Sat. 120 g, Sun. 150, Mon. 275. Thought today would be ok but not doing much. Pretty sad numbers for 400 on vac. Was really hoping yesterday would be a gallon+ per tap day but that nasty north wind just wouldn't let it happen. Have only had 2 days with over 500 gallons per day so far. 61 gallons made so far.
Slow going here today in Saco, Maine too.
Thought today was going to be decent. Nope, very slow.
2019 99 taps on buckets (95 red & 4 sugar)
W.F. Mason 2x4 XL
same here thought today was going to be the day hardly ran on vacuum and buckets didn't run at all , the trees know we have colder weather comin
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL HELPING OUT A BIG THANKS TO ALL !!!!!!!
I don't think it froze overnight up where our sugarhouse is. It froze down in the valley, but maybe not up there! We hope we get some sap on Friday and Saturday to put on a show!
We'll see...
Revi I thought you sold out? Good to see you're still syruping
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Pretty slow here as well. Not to mention 300 gallon sap cubes lol
2008---35 buckets--3 gal syrup
2015---150 on 3/16 gravity&50 Buckets
2016---350+/- on 3/16
2017---700+ on 3/16
2018---700+ on 3/16 added 500gal milk tank
Our sap cubes finally thawed out and we boiled off 125 gallons. Late night, 2 am but we got everything we had through and will finish tonight. Sugar season finally under way for us.
Our operation is for sale, and we dropped the price to $73,900 if anyone wants to check it out. We have been doing it for 15 years now, and still love it, but one of our wives, not so much! I am also thinking of retiring, (which means I will do something a little different). It's a great operation for someone that has a job because 90% of the sap comes right to the sugarhouse. No lugging, except for a few buckets near the sugarhouse. Here's a youtube movie about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISbkO-NKA9o&t=485s
Here's the listing:
http://www.whittemoresrealestate.com...ory/item/19782
Last edited by Revi; 03-27-2017 at 08:36 AM. Reason: more stuff on post
325 gallons from 430 on vac today. Last time I had more than 200 gallons for the day was March 9. What a terrible month.
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